19th Century French Napoleon Iii Gilded Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Floor Mirrors and Full-Len...
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 1880s French Rococo Revival Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Pine, Gesso, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Trumeau Mirrors
Canvas, Giltwood, Mirror
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Mirrors and Fireplac...
Stucco, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Stucco, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace ...
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Mirrors and Firepla...
Gesso, Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Gesso
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace ...
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Floor Mirrors and Full-Leng...
Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Mirrors
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Mirror, Oak
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Credenzas
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Stucco, Wood
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Historical Memorabilia
Tortoise Shell, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Cabinets
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Bedroom Sets
Ormolu
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Glass
Metal
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Brass, Ormolu
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique 19th Century European Napoleon III Vitrines
Ormolu
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century Serving Pieces
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Stucco, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Wood, Stucco
Antique Mid-19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Trumeau Mirrors
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Glass
Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Mirrors and Fireplac...
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
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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.