Baroque Sunburst 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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20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
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Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Brass
20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1940s French Vintage Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Giltwood
20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
20th Century French Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
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20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
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20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood, Wood
20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1950s French Vintage Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Iron, Wrought Iron
1920s French Vintage Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 20th Century French Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Iron
2010s English Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Mahogany
1960s French Vintage Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Iron
1970s French Vintage Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Brass
1940s French Vintage Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Giltwood
1960s French Vintage Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1920s French Vintage Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Wood
1940s French Vintage Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1920s French Vintage Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Giltwood
1930s French Vintage Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Lead
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
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20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Sunburst Mirrors
Gold Leaf