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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1690s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
20th Century American Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Unknown Baroque Mirrors
Glass
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Plate
17th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Paint
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Lead, Bronze
Early 20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Hardwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1940s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood, Paint, Mirror, Wood
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Cut Glass, Stucco, Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut, Mirror
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Plaster
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1850s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1910s Austrian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Walnut
1690s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Composition
20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1960s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Resin
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood, Fruitwood
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Maple, Wood, Glass
20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood, Glass
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Iron
18th Century English Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut, Burl
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Early 1800s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wool, Mirror
Early 19th Century English Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Baroque Mirrors
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Copper
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Carrara Marble, Gold Leaf
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Silver
1880s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Bronze
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood