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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18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Lead, Bronze
Mid-18th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
17th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Ebony, Tortoise Shell
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1820s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
2010s Mexican Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood
2010s American Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Metal
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century English Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1720s English Antique Baroque Mirrors
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Dutch Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
1980s Spanish Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
2010s Italian Baroque Mirrors
Glass
1880s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
18th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Late 17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood