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 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1730s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Wood
1690s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Gold
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
1980s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Mid-19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s Belgian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Resin
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Glass
19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Bronze
1990s Italian Baroque Mirrors
Sterling Silver
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
1920s Mexican Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1790s Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood
17th Century European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Other
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Majolica
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Glass
Late 19th Century European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood
20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
17th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1880s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold, Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut, Mirror
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1980s Unknown Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Mid-19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1870s Austrian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Sterling Silver
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1940s French Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Plaster, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Silver
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood, Glass
19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Metal
1990s Baroque Mirrors
Silver Leaf
Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Paper
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Sterling Silver
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Metal
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood





