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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20th Century French Baroque Mirrors
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Mirrors
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Gold
20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
1850s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass
1970s Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Brass
1890s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Iron
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Mirrors
Tortoise Shell, Mirror
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Plaster, Wood, Paint, Mirror
1990s Italian Baroque Mirrors
Pewter
Late 19th Century European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1970s Spanish Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Baroque Mirrors
Stainless Steel, Gold Leaf, Metal, Gold, Silver, Sheet Metal, Silver Leaf
20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
Early 18th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut
1970s Spanish Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1870s Austrian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
Early 19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Early 20th Century French Baroque Mirrors
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Lead
19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Metal
19th Century German Antique Baroque Mirrors
20th Century French Baroque Mirrors
Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Glass
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Cut Glass
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
2010s British Baroque Mirrors
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Mirror
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
1870s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
18th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass
Mid-18th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Tin
1680s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1850s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass
1960s European Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Resin
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
Late 20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1740s British Antique Baroque Mirrors
Velvet
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Stone