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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1770s German Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1890s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1940s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Paint, Wood, Mirror
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood, Paint
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Other
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Early 1800s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1940s Spanish Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century German Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
1870s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Cut Glass, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Mirrors
Chestnut, Wood, Mirror
18th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Baroque Mirrors
Tortoise Shell, Wood, Glass
1890s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Resin
21st Century and Contemporary British Baroque Mirrors
Shell
Mid-17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Mirrors
Silver, Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood, Wood
17th Century Mexican Antique Baroque Mirrors
Metal, Other, Enamel, Silver
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1890s European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
1950s European Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Marble
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Mirrors
Zinc
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood, Wood, Mirror
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1880s European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Majolica
19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Paint
20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Bronze
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Early 1900s Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Murano Glass
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Olive, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
1780s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Mirrors
Metal