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.
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
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Neo Roccoco Wall Mirror from the 18th Century
Located in Søborg, DK
A large Neo Roccoco antique wall mirror from the 18th Century. In original solid condition with signs of age related wear and patina that just add to the look of this wonderful piec...
Wood, 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
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
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
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
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
Etched And Beveled Venetian Mirror
By Archimede Seguso, Barovier, 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
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
Venetian Sir & Lady Pair of engraved Murano Glass Mirrors Gold Finishes 1900s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Venetian Sir & Lady Pair of engraved Murano Glass Mirrors Gold Finishes 1900s This pair of Murano glass mirrors, entirely handcrafted by Venetian master glassmakers in the 1900s, is...
Gold
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
$1,262Sale Price|35% Off
Gilded and decorated wooden wall mirror early xx century Baroque style
Located in None, IT
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
$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 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
$3,389Sale 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
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
$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
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
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
1940s Spanish Baroque Giltwood Sunburst Mirror with Convex Glass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Convex Sunburst Mirror, Giltwood, Gold Leaf ___________________________________________________________ Mini sized carved giltwood convex sunburst mirror, Spain, 1940s This lovely p...
Gold Leaf
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
An Italian Pair of Ornate Gold Wall Mirrors w/Baroque Influenced Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of gold mirrors, with Baroque influences, from the mid 20th century. This pair of vintage mirrors from Italy, circa 1960's, have been designed with Baroque style feat...
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Italian Baroque Giltwood Mirror
Located in Norwood, NJ
A striking and opulent Italian Baroque-style wall mirror, dating to the mid to late 19th century, featuring a richly carved giltwood frame with bold scrollwork, acanthus flourishes, ...
Mirror, Wood
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
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
$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
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
$5,067Sale Price|25% Off
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
$1,853Sale 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
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
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
$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
$1,109Sale Price|35% Off
Specchio da parete in legno dorato in stile Barocco inizio xx secolo
Located in None, IT
Wall mirror with double frame, gilt and carved wood, Baroque style, early 20th century. CONDITION: In good condition, with signs of wear due to time. SIZING: Altezza 158 cm; Larghe...
Glass, Wood
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
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
Baroque Style, Eglomise Glass, Arched Gold Wall Mirror, Stained Wood
Located in Stamford, CT
Baroque Style, Eglomise Glass, Arched Gold Wall Mirror, Stained Wood, 21st c. A large baroque style arched wall mirror. This example features a solid wood frame clad with approximat...
Glass, Mirror
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
Baroque Palace Mirror, 1750-1770
Located in Greding, DE
Large palace mirror, 1750 - 1770. The gilding was restored in the 19th century.
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 Sunburst Giltwood Mirror in Baroque Style, Small Size
Located in Barcelona, ES
Small sized carved giltwood convex sunburst mirror, Spain, 1950s This carved giltwood sunburst mirror has a frame has a terrific patina showing it original gold leaf gilding in dark...
Gold Leaf
Beautiful baroque gilted wooden mirror, France 1950s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1950 / mirror / gilted wood / mid-century / vintage / baroque Beautiful fifties mirror in baroque style, made in France around 1950. With wooden gilted and decorated frame ...
Mirror, Wood
Baroque Carved Giltwood Mirror with Original Plate, Denmark, circa 1700
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Exquisite Danish Baroque, circa 1700, mirror or looking glass having carved giltwood frame with dramatic foliate cresting and rectangular cushion-frame with foliate and seashell moti...
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
$343Sale Price|20% Off
French Gold Leaf Gilded Crested Mirror Baroque Style Facet 84cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
French classic mirror, a gold-leaf, crested mirror in a Baroque style. This mirror features a beautiful faceted mirror plate and dates from around the mid-20th century. This high-qu...
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
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
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
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
Baroque solid oak carved Wall Mirror, Belgium ca 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1900 / Mirror / oak / Baroque This imposing wall mirror, crafted in Belgium around 1900, is a masterful homage to the Baroque tradition, its deeply carved oak frame radiat...
Oak, Mirror
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
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Small Wall Mirror
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A little antique bronze wall mirror, with a beveled mirror glass. The bronze frame has a cold-gilt patina. Made ink France, circa 1890-1900 ...
Bronze
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
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
$16,000 / set
Pair of 19th Century Dutch Frames with Mirrors
Located in Chicago, IL
Not decoration—declaration. This rare pair of 19th-century Dutch frames arrives with a sense of purpose that modern mirrors can only imitate. Carved in the classic Dutch manner, conf...
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
$935Sale Price|42% Off
Small Carved Giltwood Baroque Wall Mirror, Italy, Circa 1750, Original Glass
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful carved giltwood Baroque mirror, with its original foxed mirror glass. Italy, circa 1750. Weathered and minor losses.
Giltwood
19th century ebonized Italian mirror
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Classic Italian bollection mirror in the baroque style. Dating from the 19th century and finely crafted from ebonized softwood. The mirrorglass with nice patina and the mouldings in ...
Softwood
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
$3,286Sale Price|26% Off
Ongaro e Fuga Murano Glass Mirror, Acid-Etched Geometric Design
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing and Exceptional large mirror by the prestigious Italian firm Ongaro e Fuga. The structure is composed of a superposition of geometric shapes: first a rectangle with chamfered...
Blown Glass