Baroque 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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Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Wood
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Fruitwood
1890s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
Early 1900s Belgian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Plaster, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Metal
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Bronze
20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Brass
Late 20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Rattan, Mirror, Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Baroque Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Metal
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Other
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood, Paint
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood, Gesso
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Beech
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Mirror, Poplar
1790s Austrian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Spruce, Nutwood, Maple, Cherry
Early 1900s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf
18th Century German Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Silver Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Wood
18th Century South American Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood
18th Century German Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Mirrors
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Mirrors
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Dutch Baroque Mirrors
Brass
1750s English Antique Baroque Mirrors
Walnut
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Mirrors
Gold Leaf