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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1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1920s English Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Oak
1930s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1690s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Walnut
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Hardwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1940s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Silver
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1880s Russian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Majolica
Early 18th Century Baltic Antique Baroque Mirrors
Silver, Brass
1950s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Early 18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Stucco, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Silver
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Brass
17th Century European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Other
19th Century German Antique Baroque Mirrors
Porcelain
Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Metal
1780s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Mirrors
Metal, Gold Leaf, Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Oak
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood, Walnut
Early 1900s German Antique Baroque Mirrors
Fruitwood
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Gold
20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Composition
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wool, Giltwood
1850s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Murano Glass
18th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Murano Glass, Giltwood, Mirror
1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Sterling Silver
18th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Plaster
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Silver
20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Glass
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Mirrors
Tortoise Shell, Mirror, Fruitwood
1920s Mexican Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1970s Belgian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Resin
Mid-19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut