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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1650s English Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Tortoise Shell
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Silver
1920s Mexican Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wool, Giltwood
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Walnut
20th Century American Baroque Wall Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century French Baroque Wall Mirrors
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Glass
Early 18th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Brass
1880s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold, Gold Leaf
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Silver
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Bronze
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror
1980s French Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Silver Leaf
20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood
Late 18th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1970s Spanish Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1980s Unknown Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Tortoise Shell, Mirror, Fruitwood
20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
1940s French Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Plaster, Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
1860s Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Fruitwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
17th Century Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Tortoise Shell, Mirror, Ebony
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 1800s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wool, Mirror
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Baroque Wall Mirrors
Cherry
Late 19th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Glass, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century English Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Walnut, Burl
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood