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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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood
20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
1940s French Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Plaster, Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Metal
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
1750s English Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Walnut
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Metal
Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Paper
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
1890s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
19th Century Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood
1650s English Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Tortoise Shell
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Tortoise Shell, Mirror, Fruitwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Early 20th Century French Baroque Wall Mirrors
19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
1710s French Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 20th Century Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1780s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood
1850s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Glass
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
Early 19th Century Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
20th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Mirrors
Other
19th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
1970s Spanish Vintage Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
1990s American Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Oak, Mercury Glass
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Mirrors
Wood