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.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Italian Baroque Style Giltwood Mirror with a Carved Grape & Vine Motif
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Carved Giltwood, Original Mirror Style: Italian Baroque
Mirror, Giltwood
Large 19th c. Venetian Reverse Etched Mirror with Original Beveled Mirror Plate
Located in Wichita, KS
A classic Italian Venetian mirror in the Baroque style. Beautiful intricate beveled detail around the mirror plate with openwork pediment and reverse etched floral details surroundi...
Mirror
Gilt Plaster Wall Mirror in Baroque Style, Mid-20th Century
Located in BÉTERA, ES
This decorative wall mirror is crafted in molded plaster and finished with a gilt surface, designed in the Baroque style. The frame features richly sculpted scrolls, foliage, and she...
Gold Leaf
Etched And Beveled Venetian Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Etched And Beveled Venetian Mirror. Offered is a lovely vintage beveled Venetian mirror with an interesting scalloped etched design of applied sections of mirror. Our Venetian mirror...
Mirror
$3,353Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Giltwood Starburst Sunburst Mirrors, Small Scale, Spanish Baroque
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Spanish Baroque Style Giltwood Starburst / Sunburst Mirrors , 1940s-1950s Eye-catching Baroque style small sized giltwood sunburst mirrors with gold leaf finish. These gorge...
Gold Leaf
Antique Venetian Etched Glass Octagonal Cushion Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
octagonal beveled central plate within a clear glass cushion frame featuring reverse-etched floral and foliate sprays all held in place by applied rosettes and shaped elements
Mirror
18th Century Italian Baroque Period Giltwood Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
This exceptionally carved Baroque period Italian mirrored mercury glass giltwood wall hanging / mantel mirror captures the reason why we love Eur...
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century English Baroque Gilt Floral Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19 century English Baroque Gilt Floral Wall Mirror. English, circa 1840. In classic ‘Baroque’ style with scrolling acanthu...
Gesso, Giltwood
$4,657Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Pair of Dutch Architectural Oeil de Boeuf Mirrors in Painted Zinc
Located in Casteren, NL
Available for purchase is a rare pair of antique architectural zinc windows, known as "oeil de boeuf" or "bull's eye." Derived from historical architectural terminology, this French ...
Zinc
Oversized Gilt Sunburst Mirror in Carved Wood, 52 inches
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind large scale carved giltwood Spanish sunburst mirror, 1940s-1950s Unique large scale (52 in diameter / 132cm diameter) Baroque style carved wood gold leaf gilt double la...
Gold Leaf
A 19th Century French Tall Gold Gilt Antique Mirror
Located in London, GB
A tall and slim gold gilt mirror with delicately decorated frame and ribbon tied crest. Can be either wall mounted or floor standing. The foliate and laurel leaf carving is fine and ...
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Italian Baroque Giltwood Wall Mirror, Carved Frame, 1750
Located in Lincoln, GB
Exquisite Antique Italian Baroque Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror is a stunning representation of the opulence and artistry characteristic of the Baroque period. Dating back to 1750, thi...
Giltwood
Dutch Baroque Tortoiseshell Veneered & Ripple-Molded Ebonized Mirror, 17/18thc.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of rectangular form with varying moldings of ripple and cushion forms, the frame overall with ebonized ground and applied tortoiseshell veneers
Tortoise Shell
Antique Mirror with Gilded Frame in Baroque Style - Elegance and Refinement
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Antique mirror in Baroque style is a true masterpiece of elegance and refinement. The gilded frame, decorated with floral details and fine finishes, frames the reflection with a touc...
Glass, Wood
A Large White Shell Pier Mirror
Located in London, GB
+VAT. England, modern. Made to order. A very fine white shell mirror of large scale with cresting and scrolled sides and apron. The mirror plate b...
Shell
Baroque, Flemish Ripple Mirror, Carved Walnut, Mirror, Belgium, 18th c.
Located in Stamford, CT
Baroque Style, Flemish Ripple Wall Mirror, Carved Walnut, Mirror, Belgium, 18th c. A good example of an 18th century Dutch carved walnut wall mirror. This example presents with flam...
Walnut
$1,680Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Diminutive Baroque Carved Oak Gilt Wall Hanging Mirror Birds & Flowers
Located in Dayton, OH
18th Century Baroque Carved Mirror. Features a scalloped oak frame with an intricate 'c' scrolling crown centered by basket with a daisy, hibiscus and rose. The frame is topped by...
Mirror, Oak
Baroque Style Deknudt Gold Leaf Mirror Classic Design 108cm
By Deknudt
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful large classic mirror, classic crested mirror, with a gold-leaf gilded frame made of resin, extensively decorated with acanthus leaves and flowers, Baroque style object, mad...
Gold Leaf
Italian Baroque Putti Gold Gilded Wall Mirror
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque-Style Gilded Wall Mirror. Elegant carved wall mirror characterized by elaborate decorations including Italian putti's. This mirror is a very versati...
Wood, Paint, Mirror
Large Antique Carved, Gessoed And Heavily Gilt Baroque Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The large mirror with a wide openwork leafy scrolled surround. The pediment shaped crest with a leaf with scrolled top and bell flower applique over an open palmette. Matching palmet...
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
20th Century Baroque Style Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
You can almost see this 20th-century, carved gilt wood mirror reflecting a gathering of well-coiffed socialites, cocktails in hand and just the top of their off-the-shoulder shantung...
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century French Large Flemish Baroque Walnut Ebonized Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
18th century large Flemish baroque walnut ebonized mirror Very decorative impressively carved mirror in the typical Flemish manner.
Walnut
Sainte Martin Mirror - Noir
By Century Furniture, Tara Shaw
Located in New Orleans, LA
The 19th-century inspired ebonized Dutch Baroque-style mirror frame, featuring multiple paneled mirrors, reflects the elaborate and ornate characteristics of the Baroque period, whic...
Mirror, Wood, Beech
French Baroque Framed Mirror with Carved Foliate Frame (H 35 x W 25 1/2)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French rectangular mirror featuring a hand-carved wooden frame in the Baroque style surrounding the mirror glass plate. H 35 in x W 25 1/2 in x D 3/4 in
Glass, Mirror, Wood
French Oval Bevelled Mirror with Rose Gold Finish 58cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
French oval gold mirror featuring rose ornamentation and a beaded border; the frame is made of wood and the glass is beveled. It is in the Baroque style and dates from approximately ...
Mirror, Pine
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilt Brass and Silver Mirrors
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Italian Baroque small mirrors that were originally sconces. With silver arabesques overlaying gilt brass frames mounted on oak. The iron holders for candle arms still mounted on what are now a wonderfully unique pair of small mirrors...
Silver, Brass
Vintage Italian Baroque Rococo Style Acanthus Foliate Over Mantel Wall Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
A large and impressive Italian Baroque Mirror. Features beautiful flowing acanthus leaf foliate detail. Features a two tone gold finish. Marked made in Italy along the backside. ...
Mirror, Hardwood
Antique 18th century Wall Mirror France
Located in Doha, QA
..“Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?”.. A truly wonderful and very intricate mirror with the original wood panel to hold the mirror in place in the back. The g...
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Baroque Oval Mirror with Ornate Wood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Italian Baroque style mirror with an oval shape. The mirrors features an ornate frame made of wood with intricate carvings of scrollwork and floral motifs. The design inclu...
Wood, Paint
$1,248Sale Price|35% Off
Gilded and decorated wooden wall mirror early xx century Baroque style
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Specchio da parete con cornice in legno intagliato e dorato, decorato nella parte superiore, stile barocco, inizi del XX secolo. CONDITION: In good condition, with signs of wear due...
Glass, Wood
Vintage Gilt Baroque Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite wall mirror features a classic Louis XV silhouette, defined by an opulent Rococo influence. The frame is crowned with a magnificent hand-carved shell crest and flanked...
Mirror, Giltwood
Decorative Italian 1920's Antique Venetian Mirror
Located in Southampton, GB
Antique Venetian Mirror. A pointed top with elaborate cartouche. The frame sections have long, bevel cut edges and a central design of flowers and leaves. Each piece of the frame is...
Glass, Mirror
Double Layered Giltwood Sunburst Mirror, Spanish Baroque, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Baroque Style Double Layered Carved Giltwood Sunburst Mirror , 1940s Outstanding Baroque style carved giltwood sunburst mirror with gold leaf finish. This gorgeous starburst...
Gold Leaf
Gilt Wood Mirror, Germany 19th century
Located in Belmont, MA
Discover the Beauty of a Hand-Carved Gilt Wood Wall Mirror with Acanthus Leaf Decor which dates back to the mid 19th century and comes from Germany. Experience the allure of this e...
Giltwood
Sculptural Fantasy Gold Gilt Wall Mirror, Angels, Centaur, Finesse Originals
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large sculptural fiberglass and resin fantasy wall mirror made by Finesse Originals featuring angels, centaur and dog motif. Large-scale, minor damage to angel ear.
Fiberglass, Glass, Resin
$14,800Sale Price|20% Off
18th c. Italian Venetian Baroque Mirror, Original Giltwood and Mirror Plates
Located in Wichita, KS
An exquisite 18th century Venetian mirror from the Baroque period with beautifully aged, original giltwood and mercury plates, circa 1740. Standing on two scrolled feet with finely c...
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
$22,000Sale Price|21% Off
A Substantial Italian Mirror Frame in The Flemish Baroque Style
Located in Chicago, IL
An exceptional Northern Italian baroque ebonized frame, inset with old, silvered glass. The thick frame features cove-carved 'ripple' molding, which was then ebonized. Frames of this...
Pine
Baroque Golden wood Mirror made with fragments of an altarpiece, Baroque
By Spainhour Furniture Company
Located in Valladolid, ES
Mirror made from fragments of a Baroque altarpiece, 18th century – Spain One of a kind and a Exceptional mirror made from fragments of a Baroque altarpiece. It is a quadrangular mir...
Gold Leaf
Italian Baroque Ebonized Frame Mirror with Mercury Glass, 1680-1700
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Northern Italian Baroque intricately carved ebonized frame, inset with old mercury glass. The frame with cove carved 'ripple' molding and its original forged iron hook...
Mercury Glass, Ebony
Miroir à parcloses de forme octogonale en laiton repoussé.
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Miroir à parcloses de forme octogonale en laiton repoussé. De style baroque et d'époque Napoléon III, le fronton ajouré est orné de deux angelots dans un décors floral.
Brass, Martelé
$1,769Sale Price|20% Off
Large Octogonal Venetian Mirror, Murano - Italy 1940.
Located in Brussels, BE
Beautiful octogonal Venetian mirror in the baroque style. On a wood base. No piece missing. Venetia-Italy. Circa 1940.
Mirror, Bog Wood
Northern Italian Hand-Carved Mirror in the Baroque Manner
Located in New York, NY
Baroque-style Northern Italian Hand-Carved Mirror
Wood, Glass, Mirror
19th Century Russian Brass Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Russian Brass Mirror. This unusual antique octagonal Russian Repoussé (hand hammered) brass beveled mirror with colored inset pieces would work perfectly in a powder roo...
Brass
$1,042Sale Price|46% Off
19th Century Italian Baroque Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful Baroque style giltwood mirror, Italy, circa 1850. Weathered, small losses and old repairs.
Wood
Etched And Beveled Venetian Mirror
By Barovier, Archimede Seguso, Venini, Barovier&Toso, Salviati
Located in Houston, TX
Etched And Beveled Venetian Mirror. Offered is a glamorous etched and beveled Venetian mirror form the 1940's. This unusual rectangular Venetian mirror has a central beveled oval mir...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Baroque or Rococo Style Wall Mirror with Carved Gilded Ornate Details
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Baroque or Rococo style rectangular wall mirror composed of a gilded wood frame with hand carved and draped ornate details. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind t...
Mirror, Giltwood
Spanish Baroque Style Sunburst Mirror in Giltwood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Baroque Style Giltwood Sunburst Mirror , 1940s Stunning Baroque style carved giltwood sunburst mirror with gold leaf finish. This gorgeous starburst /sunburst mirror has a f...
Gold Leaf
$1,676Sale Price / set|20% Off
Baroque style. Pair of gilded cornucopia mirrors, France, 1920s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Pair of old French mirrors in Baroque style, 1920s. Made of hand-carved wood with plaster and gold leaf finish. This type of cornucopia became very popular at that time, and evoked t...
Gold Leaf
Monumental Dutch Baroque Mirror with Ebonized Ripple Carved Wood Frame
Located in Bradenton, FL
Monumental Dutch Mirror featuring a deeply ripple carved and ebonized wood frame with dimensional detailing and aged beveled mirror. The substantial hand-carved frame displays intric...
Mirror, Wood
Pair of Important Italian 17th Century Giltwood Baroque Mirrors, 1680
Located in Rome, IT
Exceptional pair of carved giltwood mirrors refined with rectangular plate scrolled acanthus leaf cresting, architectural elements, winged putti and scrolled flower heads centered by...
Giltwood
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Venetian Gilt Wood Wall Mirror, Baroque Style, 19th Century
Located in CABA, AR
Indulge in the timeless allure of Venetian craftsmanship with this magnificent antique Venetian mirror. Crafted from gilt wood with a striking baroque influence, it exudes opulence a...
Mirror, Wood
Italian Baroque Style Carved and Scrolled Wood Wall Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Italian Baroque Hollywood Regency Style Carved Wood Mirror. Mirror frame features an ornate three-dimensional scroll design that exudes opulence, while the deep relief c...
Mirror, Wood
Baroque Style Venetian Mirror
By Seguso, Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso, Salviati, Archimede Seguso
Located in Houston, TX
Baroque Style Venetian Mirror. Offered is an outstanding rectangular Venetian mirror in the Baroque style comprised of a double perimeter of dark mirror surrounding a central mirrore...
Murano Glass, Mirror
Mirror Wall European Black Baroque Period 1650-1750 Northern Europe
Located in New York, NY
Mirror wall European black Baroque period 1650-1750 Northern Europe. A mirror made during the Baroque period in Sweden or Northern Europe. Black frame with a beautiful patina.
Wood
$1,833Sale Price|51% Off
Italian 17th/ 18th Century Baroque Carved Wooden Silverleaf Mirror With Angels
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing 17th/ 18th century hand carved silverleaf mirror. On the sides of the mirror you can see two angel heads on baroque curls and claw feet. Italy, circa 1650-1750, weathered, s...
Wood
$5,040Sale Price|20% Off
I8th C Style Paul Ferrante Italian Baroque Giltwood Mirror
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
I8th C Style Paul Ferrante Italian Baroque Giltwood Mirror
Mirror, Giltwood
Monumental Antique Italian Baroque High Relief Carved Figural Cherub Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
Impressive monumental Italian baroque or rococo wall mirror. Made of hard wood with rectangular form featuring heavy high relief / reticulated carvings of a cherub flanked by two bir...
Mirror, Hardwood
17th Century Italian Ebonised Ripple Framed Mirror
Located in London, GB
Wonderful 17th Century Italian ebonised Guilloché mirror with carved ripple moulding. Luigi XIV, Piedmont. The rectangular plate within a cushion frame of convex and carved ripple m...
Walnut
An Italian Late 19th Century Ebonized And Gold Gilt Mirror
Located in London, GB
An Italian 19th century mirror from and earlier 18th century style, with cushion moulding and Ripple design. Lightly distressed mirror pla...
Mirror
Sunburst Starburst Mirror in Giltwood, Small Scale, Spanish Baroque
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Baroque Style Giltwood Sunburst Mirror , 1940s-1950s Lovely Baroque style small sized giltwood sunburst mirror with gold leaf finish. This gorgeous mini size sunburst mirror...
Gold Leaf