Baroque Wall 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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1860s Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Fruitwood, Mirror
1880s Russian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Brass
2010s Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood, Walnut
20th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Silver
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Brass
19th Century Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1870s Swedish Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Hardwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Wood
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood, Gesso, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood, Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Mirrors
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Belgian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood, Wood
1920s English Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
1950s Belgian Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold
Early 18th Century Danish Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Wall Mirrors
Glass, Wood
20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Glass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Glass
20th Century American Baroque Wall Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Mirrors
Metal
18th Century Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Mirrors
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1990s Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Sterling Silver
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gesso
1950s French Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Oak
1880s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold, Gold Leaf
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
20th Century Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Walnut, Mirror
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
1970s Belgian Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Glass, Resin
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Majolica
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
1970s Belgian Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Resin
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1950s French Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Resin
Mid-18th Century Turkish Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Pine