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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1870s Austrian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Composition
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1710s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Sterling Silver
18th Century European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Copper, Silver Plate
1980s Unknown Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wool, Giltwood
Late 18th Century European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Mirrors
Metal, Gold Leaf, Bronze
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Mirrors
Tortoise Shell, Mirror
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut, Giltwood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1820s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Silver
20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
1940s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Plaster, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1980s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Silver Leaf
1750s English Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century English Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut, Burl
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Murano Glass, Giltwood, Mirror
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1880s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1710s Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
17th Century Mexican Antique Baroque Mirrors
Metal, Silver, Enamel, Other
Early 20th Century French Baroque Mirrors
1870s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1860s Dutch Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Fruitwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Composition
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
2010s Italian Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood, Glass
Early 1800s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wool, Mirror
1970s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Metal
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood, Giltwood





