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 Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Hardwood
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Poplar
Early 19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Gold
20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Belgian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1920s English Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Oak
Early 18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
1950s Belgian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1990s Italian Baroque Mirrors
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood
18th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1880s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold, Gold Leaf
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Sterling Silver
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Mirrors
Stoneware, Glass
1940s European Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Resin
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Brass
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Metal, Brass
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut, Mirror
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Majolica
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
19th Century German Antique Baroque Mirrors
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Mid-18th Century Turkish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s Belgian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Resin
1950s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Resin
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Pine
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood
1690s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1730s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Wood
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Glass
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century American Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf