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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1970s French Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Metal
19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Metal
18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Murano Glass
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood
19th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
1890s French Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Brass
19th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Dutch Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Walnut, Giltwood
1890s Unknown Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Walnut
17th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf