American Overmantel
Antique 19th Century American Federal Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique Early 1800s American American Classical Mantel Mirrors and Firep...
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 1810s American Federal Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Antique 1870s American American Classical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace M...
Ash, Walnut
Antique 19th Century American American Empire Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
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Giltwood
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror
Antique 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Pier Mirrors and Consol...
Mirror, Pine
Early 20th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Mahogany, Giltwood
Antique 1750s American Queen Anne Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Brass, Lead
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
18th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Oil
18th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Oil
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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Living Room Sets
Silk, Wood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique Late 17th Century Belgian Baroque Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Sideboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Dry Bars
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
Antique 18th Century American American Empire Table Mirrors
Brass
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron, Lead, Wire
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Windows
Lead
Antique 19th Century English Lanterns
Lead, Wrought Iron
Antique 1860s Victorian Windsor Chairs
Ash, Elm
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
Early 20th Century English Charles II Settees
Tapestry, Velvet
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century British Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Recent Sales
Antique Early 17th Century Great Britain (UK) Jacobean Fireplaces and Ma...
Oak
Antique 19th Century Federal Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Antique 1830s American American Classical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace M...
Wood
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Mantel Mirrors and Fire...
Gold Leaf
Antique 1810s American Sheraton Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Antique 1820s North American Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace ...
Glass
Antique 1860s French Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century American Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century Wall Mirrors
Antique 1860s French Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 1860s British Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Antique 1860s English Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Early 19th Century English Egyptian Revival Mantel Mirrors and F...
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 1860s French Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI More Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace...
Oak
Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace...
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Paintings
Antique 1870s American Early Victorian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique 1860s American American Classical Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace M...
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Mantel Mirrors and Fire...
Giltwood
Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 1860s French Wall Mirrors
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century American More Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century American Federal Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century American Empire Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood, Glass
Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Early 20th Century American Beaux Arts Architectural Elements
Wood
Antique 19th Century American Federal Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Antique 19th Century More Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century American More Mirrors
20th Century American Wall Mirrors
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Statuary Marble
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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.
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