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.
Pair of Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors, Hand-Carved Wood, Circa 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and enchanting pair of Bacchic mirrors, evoking the opulence of a Tuscan vineyard and the romance of 18th-century Venice. Each mirror is a tour-de-force of artisanal craftsma...
Mirror, Wood
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
Small patinated mirror, gilded metal and wood, France, 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Small decorative mirror in gilt metal and wood, made in France in the 1970s. Its frame, richly decorated with raised floral and plant motifs, evokes a classic aesthetic reinterpreted...
Metal
Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirror in Giltwood with Carved Foliage Frame, 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gold Leaf Giltwood Sunburst Convex Mirror with Mirror Inlays, Spain, 1930s-1940s. ___________________________________________________________ One of a Kind Hand Carved Giltwood Sunbu...
Gold Leaf
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
Large Vintage Deknudt Mirror, Hollywood Regency 1970s Design
By Deknudt
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large vintage rectangular Deknudt mirror featuring beveled side panels and gold-tone acanthus accents throughout; a 1970s design piece made in Belgium in the Hollywood Regency style....
Mirror, Resin
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
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
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
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
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
$14,173Sale Price|20% Off
Monumental Antique French Silver Leaf Gilded Mirror with Console Table
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful mirror and console table are partially silver leaf gilt and also show the bone color of the gesso. It features rich carved ornaments around the frame and table, such as bay leaf...
Silver Leaf
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
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
19th Century Italian Baroque Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Italian Baroque Style Giltwood Mirror. Our outstanding antique Italian Baroque style gilt wood beveled mirror retains the original mercury mirror and really makes a stat...
Mirror, Giltwood
Impressive Ebonized Flemish Ripple Moulded Baroque Mirror
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Impressive ebonized Flemish Baroque period mirror with old glass in a ripple or flame moulded frame. Good quality piece that has a great visual impact. Perfect in a modern or tradit...
Softwood
Large Gold Wooden Mirror, France, Early 20th Century, 97 cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
A magnificent large mirror made of wood and plaster with green and gold accents; manufactured in France and bearing a maker's label on the back dated September 15, 1920. This impres...
Mirror, Pine
Large Giltwood Tray Mirror with Engraved and Eglomisé Decoration, Italy, 1890s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A highly decorative and atmospheric large tray mirror dating to the late 19th century, crafted in Italy and conceived as a true statement piece. The mirror is set within an architect...
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Northern Italian Baroque Ebonized Frame Mirror, Hand-Carved, 1660-80
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Northern Italian Baroque intricately carved ebonized frame, inset with antiqued mirror glass. The frame with cove carved 'ripple' molding and its original forged iron hook...
Glass, Walnut
French Rococo or Baroque style facet-cut crest mirror in gilded carved wood
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1960 / Mirror / wood / Baroque / Vintage / Mid-century Rococo style mirror in carved and gilded wood with nice crest. This elegant mirror has subtle carved decorations and...
Mirror, Wood
$390Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Rococo Style Giltwood Wall Mirror with Carved Scrollwork Frame
Located in Elkhart, IN
An Italian Rococo–style giltwood wall mirror, richly carved with scrolling acanthus and shell motifs that give the piece its fluid, sculptural form. The warm gilt finish catches the ...
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
$7,840Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Venetian Murano Glass Wall Mirror, Beveled Octagonal, 1940s
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Gorgeous one of a kind Antique Italian Venetian Murano Glass Antiqued Wall Mirror, beveled octagonal mirror, hand blown, antiqued mirror panels, smoky gold fleck Murano glass applica...
Glass
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
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
Silver Gilt Carved Wood Italian Wall Mirror 18th Century
Located in Hastings, GB
An 18th century Italian Baroque silver gilt wall mirror, the carved wooden frame with floral and foliate decoration, lion paw feet, overlaid in gesso then silver gilded, there is a b...
Gesso, Wood
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
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
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
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
Antique Italian Renaissance Sculptural Carved Giltwood Mirror with Putti Figure
Located in Forney, TX
Add whimsical elegance, sophistication, and romantic warmth with this one-of-a-kind antique Italian Renaissance sculptural floating putti wall mirror enhanced by beautifully aged war...
Brass
$1,057Sale 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
Spanish Baroque Sunburst Giltwood Mirror in Small Scale, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Sunburst Mirror, Giltwood, Gold Leaf ___________________________________________________________ Mini sized carved giltwood sunburst mirror, Spain, 1940s This lovely petite g...
Gold Leaf
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
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
Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirror in Carved Giltwood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Triple Layered carved wood sunburst mirror, Spain, 1930s. The three layers of rays surounding the central round glass highlight its beauty. This wall mirror has a terrific aged pa...
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
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
Venice Italy Mid-18th Century Light Green Baroque Lacquered Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a very fine handmade baroque mirror, with the original mercury glass. The wooden frame is hand painted with elegant Chinese drawings on light green and a golden border. A pi...
Mercury Glass, Wood, Lacquer
French Neo-Baroque Cast Metal Wall Mirror, Modèle Déposé, circa 1900
Located in Hannover, DE
An exceptionally decorative and finely cast wall mirror of remarkable presence, featuring an elaborate ornamental frame with richly sculptural foliate scrollwork and a striking shell...
Brass
Miroir à parcloses de forme octogonale en laiton repoussé.
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Elegant octagonal cushion mirror crafted from repoussé brass, in the Baroque style and dating from the Napoleon III period. The central bevelled octagonal mirror plate is surrounded...
Brass, Martelé
Baroque Louis XV Wall Mirror with Putt Sculptures, France
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Baroque Louis XV Wall Mirror, France. elaborate plaster decoration.
Plaster
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
Baroque Style Gilt Lacquered Mirror by Stephen Cavallo
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary baroque style mirror designed by Stephen Cavallo for Mirror Fair New York, New York. The mirror features an intentionally aged and h...
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
$2,048Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Venetian Murano Bronzed Tinted Glass Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and unique small venetian wall mirror. Great for entryway, small powder room, etc. Diamond shape with bronzed tinted mirror with gold gilt veining. The back of the mirro...
Mirror
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
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
Northern Italian Hand-Carved Mirror in the Baroque Manner
Located in New York, NY
Baroque-style Northern Italian Hand-Carved Mirror
Wood, Glass, Mirror
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
$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
$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
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
18th Century, Pair of Italian Baroque Giltwood Mirrors
Located in IT
Pair of Baroque mirrors in carved and gilded wood, Italy, first half of the 18th century. Dimensions: cm W 54 x H 93 x D 29 (shown on the left); cm W 54 x H 88 x D 29 (shown on the r...
Wood, Giltwood
$3,345Sale Price|20% Off
Louis-Seize Palace Size 19th Century Italian Mirror Stucco / Facet Cut Baroque
Located in Landshut, BY
English description: Aristocratic Palace Size Italian Louis-Seize Wall Mirror around the turn of the century An amazing artwork made of individual facet cut mirrors which have...
Cut Glass, Stucco, Wood, Giltwood
Late 17th Century Baroque Walnut Mirror with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Knivsta, SE
Late 17th Century Baroque Walnut Mirror with Original Mercury Glass A rare and evocative Baroque mirror, crafted in walnut and dating to the late 17th century, embodying the restrai...
Walnut
Flemish Baroque Ebonized and Faux Tortoiseshell Painted Mirror, circa 1650
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exquisite mid-17th-century Dutch or Flemish baroque mirror or looking glass, the original ebonized and faux tortoiseshell painted frame having geometric design with beveled reentr...
Mirror, Fruitwood, Paint
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
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Antique Italian Baroque Mirror with Distressed Wood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Italian Baroque style painted arched shaped mirror. The mirror has a heavily distressed reflective surface, possibly due to oxidation and silvering loss over time. The mirr...
Mirror, Wood, Paint
French Dark Framed Carved Wood Wall Mirror, 1920
Located in Miami, FL
Mirror from the 1920s, made up of a large black walnut wood frame that elegantly supports the mirror. Original mirror. Frameless mirror measurements: height: 53.5cm width: 65cm
Walnut
Vintage Regency Gilt Scroll Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Introduce a breathtaking touch of old-world opulence with this magnificent vintage scroll mirror. The deeply carved frame is a masterclass in Bar...
Mirror, Giltwood