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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Early 20th Century European Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1970s Spanish Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Iron
20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary English Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Wood
17th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Tortoise Shell, Mirror, Ebony
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Petrified Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1950s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1970s Belgian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Resin
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Mirrors
Brass
Late 20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Mirrors
Stoneware, Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
Early 20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1850s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood
1920s English Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Bronze
20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
1690s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
1910s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1970s Swedish Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood, Wood
1940s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1930s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1880s English Antique Baroque Mirrors
Oak
1990s Italian Baroque Mirrors
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Wood





