White French Plaster Mirror
Antique 1890s French Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Paint
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster
2010s French Modern Wall Mirrors
Concrete, Brass
2010s French Modern Wall Mirrors
Concrete, Brass
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2010s Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Lights and Sconces
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile, Wood
2010s Spanish Country Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Side Tables
Marble, Travertine
2010s Modern Tables
Hardwood, Oak
2010s African Arts and Crafts Wall Lights and Sconces
Clay, Earthenware
2010s African Arts and Crafts Wall Lights and Sconces
Clay, Earthenware
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Metal
20th Century Belgian Neoclassical Convex Mirrors
Iron
Antique 1810s Northern Irish Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Gesso, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
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Vintage 1970s French Modern Wall Mirrors
Plaster
1990s French Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster
Vintage 1930s French Console Tables
Mirror, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century American Cabinets
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary French Wall Mirrors
Plaster
2010s French Post-Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster
Mid-20th Century French Wall Mirrors
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Plaster, Glass
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Giltwood, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Hardwood
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Plaster, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Trumeau Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Vintage 1910s French Baroque Revival Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Oak, Lacquer
Vintage 1930s French Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Hardwood
Vintage 1940s French Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace ...
Plaster, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Trumeau Mirrors
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plaster
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace ...
Plaster, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mir...
Gesso, Plaster
Vintage 1940s French Wall Mirrors
Plaster
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Trumeau Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
Vintage 1940s French More Mirrors
Plaster
Vintage 1960s French More Mirrors
Vintage 1940s French Wall Mirrors
Vintage 1940s French Wall Mirrors
20th Century French Wall Mirrors
Plaster, Resin, Mirror
Vintage 1940s French Wall Mirrors
Vintage 1940s French More Mirrors
Plaster
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
Vintage 1940s French More Mirrors
Wood, Plaster, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Glass, Plaster, Wood
2010s French Wall Mirrors
Plaster
Antique 19th Century French Trumeau Mirrors
Wood, Plaster
Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Rosewood
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Wood, Plaster
Early 20th Century French Wall Mirrors
Wood, Plaster, Glass
Early 20th Century French Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Early 20th Century French Sculptures
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Plaster
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster, Wood, Paint
Finding the Right Mirrors for You
The road from early innovations in reflective glass to the alluring antique and vintage mirrors in trendy modern interiors has been a long one but we’re reminded of the journey everywhere we look.
In many respects, wall mirrors, floor mirrors and full-length mirrors are to interior design what jeans are to dressing. Exceedingly versatile. Universally flattering. Unobtrusively elegant. And while all mirrors are not created equal, even in their most elaborate incarnation, they're still the heavy lifters of interior design, visually enlarging and illuminating any space.
We’ve come a great distance from the polished stone that served as mirrors in Central America thousands of years ago or the copper mirrors of Mesopotamia before that. Today’s coveted glass Venetian mirrors, which should be cleaned with a solution of white vinegar and water, were likely produced in Italy beginning in the 1500s, while antique mirrors originating during the 19th century can add the rustic farmhouse feel to your mudroom that you didn’t know you needed.
By the early 20th century, experiments with various alloys allowed for mirrors to be made inexpensively. The geometric shapes and beveled edges that characterize mirrors crafted in the Art Deco style of the 1920s can bring pizzazz to your entryway, while an ornate LaBarge mirror made in the Hollywood Regency style makes a statement in any bedroom. Friedman Brothers is a particularly popular manufacturer known for decorative round and rectangular framed mirrors designed in the Rococo, Louis XVI and other styles, including dramatic wall mirrors framed in gold faux bamboo that bear the hallmarks of Asian design.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, mid-century modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary mirrors. Today’s simple yet chic mantel mirror frames, for example, often neutral in color, owe to the understated mirror designs introduced in the postwar era.
Sculptor and furniture maker Paul Evans had been making collage-style cabinets since at least the late 1950s when he designed his Patchwork mirror — part of a series that yielded expressive works of combined brass, copper and pewter — for Directional Furniture during the mid-1960s. Several books celebrating Evans’s work were published beginning in the early 2000s, as his unconventional furniture has been enjoying a moment not unlike the resurgence that the Ultrafragola mirror is seeing. Designed by the Memphis Group’s Ettore Sottsass in 1970, the Ultrafragola mirror, in all its sensuous acrylic splendor, has become somewhat of a star thanks to much-lauded appearances in shelter magazines and on social media.
On 1stDibs, we have a broad selection of vintage and antique mirrors and tips on how to style your contemporary mirror too.
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