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.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Giltwood Console and Matching Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 19th century Baroque st. giltwood console and matching mirror. The freestanding console is raised by striking cabriole legs with elegant scrolled feet. Each leg is...
Marble
Hand Carved Ebanista White Gold & Dark Green Octagonal Mirror
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Hand carved Ebanista white gold & dark green octagonal mirror. Additional information: Materials: Gold, Mirror Color: Dark Green Period: 1990s Styles: Italian, Spanish Item Type: ...
Mirror
Late 18th Century Italian Ebonised Ripple Mirror
Located in London, GB
Late 18th Century Northern Italian ebonised ripple moulded mirror. The beautiful later rectangular plate within a bold cushion frame of various ripple carved mouldings. With minor ...
Mirror, Wood
$2,413Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirror in Carved Giltwood and Convex Glass, 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand carved Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirror with Convex Mirror Glass, Giltwood Spain, 1930s-1940s. The frame has beautiful carving details with Romanesque accents. Itt is beautifull...
Wood, Giltwood
Starburst Sunburst Mirror in Giltwood, Spanish Baroque, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gorgeous gold leaf giltwood sunburst mirror, Spain,1940-1950. This sunburst wall mirror manufactured at the Mid-Century Modern featuring a richly carved frame in sunburst shape. Bar...
Gold Leaf
A pair of Italian 18th century Baroque Fruitwood, White Gold and Giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most decorative pair of Italian early 18th century Baroque Period Ebonized Fruitwood, White Gold and Giltwood mirrors. Each stunning rectangular mirror is set within a t...
Gold Leaf
$22,000 / set
Fine Pair of Baroque Giltwood Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of Baroque giltwood frames with hand-carved scrolls and flowers on top.
Giltwood
Italian Early 18th Century Baroque Period Giltwood and Cut Glass Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian early 18th century Baroque period giltwood and cut glass mirror. The central rectangular mirror plate is set within a fine mottled border with exceptional finely d...
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
$2,424Sale Price|20% Off
Baroque gilded wall mirror, hand-carved wood & gold leaf, Circa 1780s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
French baroque ancient cornucopia in wood and old gold leaf, late 18th Century. The oval mirror is from around the 40s. Very unique piece with small faults, but in good general condi...
Gold Leaf
Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Ebonized Fruitwood and Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous and most decorative Italian 18th century Baroque st. ebonized Fruitwood and giltwood mirror. The mirror retains its original mirror...
Mirror, Fruitwood, Giltwood
Mirror Wall Brass Repousse Baroque Flemish Lion Mask Acanthus Scroll Flowerhead
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The central bevelled original plate with some foxing surrounded by a stylized border of acorns and flowerheads. Surrounded by four canted, bevelled sections of original mirror plate ...
Brass
Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful Italian 19th century Baroque st. giltwood mirror. The original mirror plate is framed within a striking giltwood border with a large seashell cabochon at the bottom flank...
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Gilt Wood Carved Mirror with Laurel Garland and Putto 1800s
Located in Milano, MI
Italian Gilded Mirror With Putto in Baroque style but from the early 1800s with the square-shaped frame surmounted by the head of a winged putto framed by a rich garland of laurel le...
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Baroque Gilt Wall Mirror with Ornate Frame
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century French Baroque Gilt Wall Mirror This Superb 3” wide elaborate Gilt Frame holds the mirror, the frame has an inward downslope with very ornate decoration featuring roseb...
Giltwood
Pair of Flemish Early 19th Century Baroque St. Tortoiseshell Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of Flemish early 19th century Baroque st. Tortoiseshell mirrors. Each mirror retains its original beveled mirror plates set within a beautiful unique wave like design...
Tortoise Shell, Mirror
129x177CM PAUL DE VOS 17TH CENTURY GiLTWOOD PICTURE FRAMES CONVERTED TO MIRRORS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale one of six Paul De Vos 17th Century gold giltwood frames converted to wall mirrors with new bevelled edge gl...
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-Century Crested Mirror – Classic Gold French Mirror
Located in Poperinge, BE
Mid-century crest mirror in a classic gold resin frame, Hollywood Regency style, France, second half of the 20th century. This vintage mirror features a beautiful aged patina; the f...
Mirror, Resin
140X152CM PAUL DE VOS 17TH CENTURY GILTWOOD PICTURE FRAMES CONVERTED TO MIRRORs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale one of six Paul De Vos 17th Century gold giltwood frames converted to wall mirrors with new bevelled edge gl...
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Giltwood Wall Mirror with Cherub
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional Italian Baroque mirror featuring a richly carved giltwood frame with an elegant arched silhouette and an ornate crest centered by hand-carved cherubs and scrolling fol...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Carved and Silver Gilded Venetian Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Venetian, hand carved, gessoed and silver gilded framed mirror. Pediment curves out at top. Original mirror glass is age appropriately mottled.
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Italian Baroque Giltwood Wall Mirror with Acanthus Frame
Located in Montreal, QC
This later beveled mirror plate is of tapering rectangular shape and is enclosed by a large frame vigourously carved with scrolling acanthus. The mirror plate is relatively small and...
Mirror, Wood
$6,500 / item
18th Century Italian Style Carved Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved and gilt 18th century Italian style mirror with incised design in corners and centres. Measures: 24" x 19". Available in other sizes, ...
Giltwood
Italian 18th Century Baroque Period Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking Italian 18th century Baroque period giltwood mirror. The mirror plate at the center is framed within a most elegant mottled border with beautiful richly chased foliate des...
Mirror, Giltwood
A Baroque Giltwood & Polychrome Frame / Mirror, Late 17th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Baroque Giltwood & Polychrome Mirror Late 17th Century The arched rectangular later mirror plate flanked by two putti and carved flowering motif along the sides and the...
An 18th Century Italian Baroque Red and Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in London, GB
Italy, circa 1780 A late eighteenth century Italian Baroque mirror with interlocking giltwood C scrolls and foliate designs mounted on a crimson frame, retaining the original oxidis...
Giltwood
19th Century Pair of Giltwood Mirrors in Venetian Style
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pair of late 19th century giltwood mirrors with glass inlays. They are decorated with scrolling acanthuses, flowers and foliage. The tops of the mirrors are adorned with painted ange...
Giltwood
$37,000
Venetian Gilt-Wood Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An incredible Venetian, hand carved and gilded frame with original mirror glass with age appropriate loss. Pierced foliate designed crown.
Gesso, Giltwood
$702Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Hand-Painted Girandole Mirror Sconce, 19th Century
Located in Southampton, GB
19th Century, rusticly painted, two branch Girandole. With original, lightly foxed mirror plate. This can also we wired so the sconces will have lights - please get in touch for quot...
Pine
Monumental Antique Italian Baroque High Relief Carved Figural Cherub Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
Impressive monumental Italian baroque or rococo wall mirror. Made of hard wood with rectangular form featuring heavy high relief / reticulated carvings of a cherub flanked by two bir...
Mirror, Hardwood
19th Century Italian Baroque Mirror, Giltwood Frame, Distressed Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Italian Baroque mirror dating to the early 19th century, featuring a richly carved wooden frame with deep scrolling acanthus and foliate motifs. The bold, sculptural carving gives...
Mirror, Giltwood
Hand Carved, Baroque Style Mirror, Gilt in 23.75-Karat Gold by La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Hand carved Baroque style mirror with exceptional detailing, finished in hand applied 23.75-karat gold leaf. We have 2 available.
Gold Leaf
Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive Italian 19th century Baroque st. giltwood mirror. The mirror retains its original mirror plate framed within a fine mottled border. The frame displays ...
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian 19th Century Baroque Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular Italian mid 19th century Baroque giltwood mirror. The mirror plate is surrounded by a heavily and richly carved pierced frame. The f...
Mirror, Giltwood
Large Florentine Baroque-Style Wall Mirror, Italy, Late 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Very large horizontally oriented Florentine wall mirror in the Baroque style. The richly gilt wooden frame is adorned with elaborate rocaille and shell motifs. A decorative example ...
Glass, Wood
19th Century Italian Giltwood Mirrors in Hand-Carved Rococo Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A handsome and richly carved pair of 19th century giltwood mirrors, executed in the exuberant Rococo Revival taste and retaining a warm, time-softened gilt surface. Each mirror is fr...
Mirror, Giltwood
$62,000 / set
Pair of Gilded Roman Mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dramatic pair of hand carved and 22 karat gold gilded Roman mirrors with separately cut mirror to form an octagon. Age appropriate lightly mottled mirror...
Giltwood
pair of Italian 19th century Baroque st. Giltwood mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of Italian 19th century Baroque st. Giltwood mirrors. Each stunning oval mirror is centered at the bottom by a large pierced Giltwood palmette with f...
Mirror, Giltwood
pair of Italian mid 18th century Baroque Period Giltwood mirrored sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and extremely decorative pair of Italian mid 18th century Baroque Period Giltwood mirrored sconces. Each wonderful Venetian st. two arm sconce has an etched mirror plate...
Mirror, Giltwood
Classic Gold Deknudt Crested Mirror, Bevelled, Louis XVI Style, 94 cm
By Deknudt
Located in Poperinge, BE
A fantastic gold-colored Deknudt mirror with a decorative crest and beveled glass, executed in the classic Louis XVI style; the frame is crafted from resin and wood. Made in Belgium,...
Gold Leaf
French Baroque-style crested mirror, gold-leaf gilded 72 cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large vintage mirror with a decorative crest, crafted in a classic Baroque style from resin and finished with gold leaf; made in France during the second half of the 20th century. T...
Gold Leaf
Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding Italian 19th century Baroque st. giltwood mirror. The original beveled mirror plate is framed within a most decorative fluted pattern. Extending along the base and up ...
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian early 19th century Baroque st. Giltwood mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative Italian early 19th century Baroque st. Giltwood mirror. The mirror retains its original mirror plate framed within a fine straight mottled border with ...
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian 19th Century Baroque Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Italian 19th century Baroque giltwood mirror. The central mirror plate is framed within a fine beaded band and richly ...
Mirror, Giltwood
Spanish Baroque Heart Shaped Mirror in Walnut with Foliage Frame, Hand-Carved
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand-Carved Heart Shaped Wood Mirror with Foliage Floral Frame, Walnut, Spain, 1930s-1940s. ___________________________________________________________ One of a Kind finely carved wo...
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
19th-Century Italian Carved Walnut Dressing Mirror, Cucchi & Sola Label
Located in Vigonza, Padua
An elegant Italian dressing table or vanity mirror dating from the second half of the 19th century, crafted from walnut and adorned with finely carved decorative details. The substa...
Walnut
Olivier De Schrijver Limited Edition Wall Mirror, 60 cm
Located in London, England
Schrijver's Olivier mirror, model "Colors of the world: Tribute to Line", is a unique piece that celebrates the illustrious Line Renaud, singer and French magazine leader. This mirro...
Glass, Art Glass
Classic Bevelled-Edge Deknudt Mirror, Baroque Style, 95 cm
By Deknudt
Located in Poperinge, BE
A fantastic gold-tone Deknudt mirror featuring marbled smoked-glass side panels and a central beveled mirror. Designed in a classic Baroque style, the frame is crafted from resin and...
Mirror, Resin
Baroque Style Venetian Mirror
By Ercole Barovier, Seguso, Archimede Seguso, Salviati, Barovier&Toso
Located in Houston, TX
Baroque Style Venetian Mirror. Offered is an outstanding rectangular Venetian mirror in the Baroque style comprised of a double perimeter of dark mirror surrounding a central mirrore...
Murano Glass, Mirror
French Baroque Giltwood Mirror, Hand-Carved, Shell Motif, Circa 1920
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Baroque style giltwood mirror with cartouche shape framed by undulating borders. Hand-carved solid wood with gilded finish. Featuring a distinctive open loop shell motif at...
Mirror, Giltwood
$4,500
French Giltwood Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
19th Century rectangular French mirror with gesso gilt wood and undulating rope design. Original mirror. Use the mirror vertically or horizo...
Gold
Baroque gilt facet cut wall mirror in wood, France 1850
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1850 / mirror / wood and plaster / Baroque / Rococo / Mid-century A highly decorative Baroque or Rococo gilt wooden square mirror with bevelled mirror. The mirror displays ...
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
Carved and Gilded Italian Looking Glass / Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
an Italian looking glass / mirror, carved and gilded, with scrolled acanthus leaves and scales. Baroque, 18th century, Italy
Giltwood
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Venetian Cobalt Framed Mirror
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very desirable large Venetian Baroque style mirror that is framed in a deep cobalt blue glass and detailed with floral etched panels. The mirror is in very good original co...
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Pair of Italian 18th Century Mecca Mirrors with Original Mirror Plates
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative pair of Italian 18th century Baroque st. Mecca mirrors. Each mirror retains its original mirror plate set within a fine mottled wrap around fillet. Th...
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Belgian baroque mirror in gilded wood
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This mid‑century Belgian mirror from around 1950 is crafted in wood and shaped in a richly decorative Baroque‑Rococo style. Its sculpted frame features flowing scrolls, shell‑like mo...
Mirror, Wood
Antique Ornate Baroque Gilt Wood Rectangular Wall Vanity Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique rectangular wall mirror featuring gilded plaster / gesso over wood frame, molded with swirling foliate and scallop motifs. Measures: 27.5” x 3” x 30.5” / Sans Frame - 20.7...
Gesso, Mirror, Hardwood
Dutch 19th Century Baroque St. Patinated Pressed Metal Double Framed Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome Dutch 19th century Baroque st. patinated Pressed Metal double framed mirror. The mirror retains all original mirror plates, with the central beveled mirror framed wit...
Metal
Classic Gold-Leaf Gilded Baroque Acanthus Mirror 45cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
A beautiful, classic Baroque-style mirror gilded with gold leaf; the ornate frame is crafted from resin and marked ‘Bodivart’ on the side, dating to approximately the mid-20th centur...
Gold Leaf
Pair of Italian Early 18th Century Baroque Period Giltwood Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most decorative pair of Italian early 18th century Baroque period giltwood mirrors. Each mirror retains its original mirror plates set within an elegant straight mottl...
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Antique Baroque Cornucopia Mirrors – Hand-Carved Wooden Wall Décor
Located in Miami, FL
Exquisite pair of Baroque-style decorative mirrors, handcrafted from finely carved wood with stunning ornamental details inspired by floral motifs and classic scrollwork. Their elega...
Wood